Navigating Business and Success with Rudy Swigart

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In this episode of Veteran On the Move, host Joe Crane interviews Rudy Swigart—a U.S. Navy veteran, exit planning advisor, and founder of Wrenterprise Solution LLC. Rudy shares his multi-stage career evolution from an active-duty single parent to reservist, defense contractor, franchisee, and business owner. Drawing from his experience and upcoming book, Stewarding The Tension, he breaks down the emotional toll of transitioning out of uniform, emphasizing the need to process the loss of military identity and mission. As a Certified Exit Planning Advisor, Rudy highlights the critical need for leaders to design a purposeful life and network beyond their career, offering strategies to manage the competing tensions of success, identity, faith, and relationships.

Episode Resources:

• Wrenterprise Solutions

About Our Guest 

Rudy Swigart is a business coach, executive advisor, and CEPA-certified business advisor who helps Christian business owners and high-capacity leaders navigate the tension between success, identity, purpose, and relationships. Drawing from more than 30 years of leadership experience in the U.S. Navy, corporate America, business ownership, and ministry, Rudy helps leaders build meaningful legacies while answering the question, “What’s next?” As the founder of the  and creator of the Under Tension coaching framework, he guides leaders through growth, succession, transition, and identity challenges with clarity and purpose. Rudy is also the author of the upcoming book Stewarding The Tension and is passionate about helping leaders create lasting impact in both their businesses and relationships. 

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Veteran On the Move podcast has published 600 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane. The podcast features people, programs, and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.  As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 7,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, SoundCloud, iTunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.